Learn how to use Microsoft's .NET Entity Framework to connect to, consume and update an Advantage database.
Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework with the Advantage Database Server
Published 03/24/2010
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Importing Data into SQL Server
Published 10/02/2007
by William R. Vaughn - Having problems importing large amounts of data? ADO.NET has only one method designed to help with this task: the SqlBulkCopy class exposed in ADO.NET 2.0.
What's New in ADO.NET 2.0 for SQL Developers
Published 04/04/2005
ADO.NET 2.0 introduces enhancements to the .NET provider model and SQL Server managed provider, which go a long way towards getting better support for specific database features within the boundaries of a common object model.
ADO.NET Basics
Published 02/12/2004
Logic dictates that we take a minute to familiarize ourselves with the terms and classes that implement this technology. This book excerpt is a primer for the terminology and main classes associated with disconnected data.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
Published 06/23/2011
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
Creating a Video Slot game with VB.NET
Published 10/01/2012
Hannes du Preez take you through the steps to create a video slot game in VB.NET.
Implementing a WCF Message Contract
Published 06/25/2012
WCF implementations normally take two different approaches; a Document style or an API style. Document style implementations are more flexible and often easier to extend and version. Also, Document style or rather, Message Contract service implementations, work well between systems with a shared message assembly. Jeffrey Juday guides you through architecting a WCF Message Contract implementation.
